Key Species

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The Beaver State is filled with a rich variety of landscapes and habitats, and home to an amazing assortment of wildlife. We have offices throughout the state in order to work locally with you to conserve natural resources for wildlife and people alike. Choose a field office to explore that region and connect with the USFWS close to home.

Key Efforts

About Us

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mission: "Working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people."

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office and its Field Offices throughout the state are part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Ecological Services program. This program works closely with our partners to conserve the nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitat by providing national leadership for the conservation of species and their habitats under the authorities of the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Coastal Barrier Resources Protection Act, the Clean Water Act and more.

As an Ecological Services Office, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office works to:

• Conserve coastal areas and wetlands

• Restore natural resources injured by hazardous substances

• Conduct environmental reviews of federal projects

• Recover candidate, threatened, and endangered species

• Review the status of species to determine if they should be listed under the ESA

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A stromatolite!! Stromatolites are layered mounds formed by the growth of layer upon layer of cyanobacteria, a single-celled photosynthesizing microbe. This stromatolite lives in Borax Lake, in SE Oregon. Borax Lake is also home to a little fish in the minnow family - the Borax Lake chub.